2Faced Dance, founded in 1999 by award-winning Artistic Director Tamsin Fitzgerald, is an all-male, urban dance company, whose brand new double bill, Dreaming in Code, is now touring the UK after opening in January at its headquarters, the Courtyard Theatre in Hereford.
Performed by five male dancers the new production consists of milk night choreographed by Eddie Kay, educator and performer with Frantic Assembly, and Lucid Grounds choreographed by Tamsin Fitzgerald.
Milk night sees the cast exploring what it might be like to live in a world without women. How would men survive in such a world? What would be the greatest fear? What would they need to do in order to not forget?
Said Eddie Kay, “we can only imagine what would happen in this situation but, whilst exploring the idea with the performers, it became apparent we were all afraid of the same thing: forgetting. What would men have to do in order to hold onto the ever-fading memories of being with real women?”
Lucid Grounds, by choreographer and AD Tamsin Fitzgerald, is a futuristic piece, featuring a soundtrack by Angus MacRae and Tony-nominated Alex Baranowski.
Said Tamsin Fitzgerald, “over the years, I have become fascinated by the power of the brain and its ability to both control and disable the body. This led me to look at my own recollection of childhood events and memories.
"Is what we remember the truth or a series of small truths pieced together to create a new event or story? What would happen if we were able to directly experience each other’s memories or dreams?”
Visiting Nottingham Lakeside Arts, Lincoln Drill Hall, The Castle, Wellingborough, DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich, Jersey Arts Centre, Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Leeds, Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, DanceXchange, Birmingham, The Place, London, Dance City, Newcastle, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, The Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple, Malvern Theatres, and the Corn Exchange, Newbury, the tour ends 25 March 2015.